Posted 10 years ago
ron1939
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Her Majesty Colonial Ship [South Australia.] HMCS Protector 1884- 1943
Built by William Armstrong & co Newcastle - on -Tyne England.
Launched May 1884 Commissioned 19 June 1884.
Type Armstrong type f1 flat Iron Gun boat 950 Tons
Length 180ft 6 inch. speed 14 knots [16 mph] crew 85 to 96
Armaments 1 Breech Loading 8 inch mk v11 gun. [12 Ton.]
4 BL 6 inch 80 pounder guns . 4 Quick firing 3 pounder guns
5 Gatling guns . 3 Quick firing 4 inch mk 111 guns
2 Quick firing 12 pounder guns Small arm consisted of
200 0.45 Martini-Henry rifles mk 1v. 100 breech-load revolvers
100 cutlasses. and 30 boarding pikes.
Served in chinese Boxer War and 1st World War as depot ship
for Submarines . Photo Port River Adelaide 1900.
Cost of ship 63,ooo pounds sterling
Good one!
So this was dual powered? Steam and sail (or am I kidding myself).
No kidding to save coal she was originally rigged as a topsail schooner.
Thank you for comments racer4four.
Quite common in those days because if your eng. went, you had not propulsion & that is bad.